CHAPTER FOUR

Chapter 4

MAYA’S POV

My eyes slowly fluttered, but everything around me seemed blurry. My vision lacked clarity, and I struggled to lift my limbs. I turned my head to the side and I noticed a figure standing beside me. He seemed to be in a white dress. He looked tall and he had a pair of glasses on his face. 

“Where… am… I?” I uttered, hoping to communicate with the man. He seemed to notice my slight disorientation, courtesy of just regaining consciousness. 

“You must be Ms. Maya…” he said with a calm and hoarse voice, making me know that he was a bit of an old man. I tried sitting up but he held me back down, “There’s no need to trouble yourself. You should rest some more.” 

“What happened to me?” I asked, trying to recall the last thing that happened to me, “I was… practicing and I… collapsed.” I recalled. At the same time, I began to regain my visual clarity and I could now see the intricate details of the doctor’s face. Not just that, but I noticed that I was in an hospital ward and I noticed a drip-stand right by my bed. Seeing all this, I couldn’t help but look at the doctor, and he seemed to know what I had in mind.

“Don’t worry, Ms. Maya. You simply collapsed due to high stress. After all, given your condition, you shouldn’t be overdoing yourself.” he advised, but this only confused me even more.

“My condition?” I questioned, but upon remembering my father’s condition, I became frightened and my eyes widened as I frantically began to ask more questions, “Am I sick? Do I have a terminal illness?!” To my surprise, the doctor laughed and shook his head.

“No, dear. It’s nothing like that. I’m quite surprised that you didn’t know.” he claimed and I raised a brow. What could he possibly be talking about.

“What do you mean? What’s going on?” I questioned.

“You’re one month pregnant, Ms. Maya. However, due to you overworking yourself during this period, it has taken a toll on your body and made you collapse two days ago, the way you did. It was your friend at work that brought you here.” he explained with a smile. However, unknowing to him, the news he had just revealed to me was like a huge bombshell dropped on my head.

“What?!” I uttered but the doctor thought I was too overjoyed that I was dumbfounded.

“You’re pregnant, Ms. Maya.” he repeated. However little did he know that I felt like my entire world was crashing down on me. 

‘What… what is going on?’ I asked myself, as the first thing that ran through my mind was who the father was. Unfortunately, I couldn’t think of anyone. Even though I worked in a club as a stripper, it wasn’t every customer that got to have sex with me. And those who did always used protection.  To avoid any mistakes, I made sure to even use pills. So how was it possible? I couldn’t fathom it. 

Since I couldn’t find an answer to that, I began to wonder how I would take care of a child whom the father I didn’t know about yet. This was all too much for me, I wasn’t ready.

“Anyways, you’ll need to rest for a two more days before discharging you. All you just need is rest.” he claimed before leaving the ward. I was utterly speechless as I stared straight to the ceiling, tears streaming down my eyes.

‘What do I do now?’ I wondered.

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LEO’S POV

It has been a month since what happened at the club. I asked my men to conduct a search and probe her origins, but there was simply too little about her to work with. A simple alias wasn’t enough, and she wore a mask again, making her hard to recognize. 

I would often go to the club but I either wouldn’t meet her there, or wouldn’t get the opportunity to have a conversation with her.

I stood before the large window panes of my company’s top floor. Staring out the city while my mind went through my pack’s affairs and my company’s affairs. Meanwhile, I was still bothered about being unable to get that girl. ‘This is infuriating.’ I thought to myself and I tightened my grip on the whiskey cup in my hands. Cracks began to appear on it and it was getting close to shattering. Suddenly, a knock on the door made me stop and I sighed.

“Come in.” I permitted and I heard the door open. 

“Mr. Leo…” I heard Fred’s voice greeting me, but I didn’t bother turning towards him. I was still a bit annoyed at the fact that my search were yielding no results.

“What is it, Fred?” I asked.

“Sir, I bring good news.” he claimed and my interest was piqued. I turned to him with a raised brow and he elaborated more, “We have discovered the identity of the Lady you were so curious about.” Upon saying those words, my heart skipped and for the first time in a very long time, I was filled with excitement. However, I found it too hard to believe, as this was a huge shock to me.

“What did you say? Are you sure about what you’re saying?” I growled. If this turned out to be a joke or probably a mistake, a mere apology wouldn’t be enough to satiate my anger. However, Fred shook his head with a smile and walked towards me.

“I wouldn’t dare to lie to you, sir. See for yourself and help us confirm it.” he assured before handing me a file. I dropped my whisky cup and took the file off his hands. I opened the file and I began to see everything about her.

‘Name: Maya Rodriguez. Date of birth: October 15, 1994. Female…” I saw this in the copy of her ID, which was in the file, coupled with numerous pictures of her walking on the streets. I also learned that the club wasn’t the only place she worked at, but also a restaurant. Her home address was also on the file and I noted that before taking out her picture and staring at it. 

I began to recall the scene from that night and looking at her picture, I couldn’t help but feel that she was the lady I’d been searching for this past one month.

“Good job, Fred. You’ve done well.” I commended and the latter returned a soft smile and nodded.

“It’s my pleasure, sir.” he said. I dropped the file on my desk, before putting the picture in my suit pocket. Fred suddenly questioned,  “What are you going to do about her now?” 

“Hmm, leave that to me. In the meantime, is there anything about the pack I’d like to be made aware of?” I asked and he nodded.

“Well, the council members are currently holding their tongue. Those conspiring are yet to make a move yet. Nevertheless, my men and I are ready for anything.” he claimed and I sat on my desk. A smile appearing across my face.

“Good. I’d like to prevent a coup if possible, and this girl is going to be the key to that.” I replied as I had a clear plan in mind. Meanwhile, catching wind of what I had in mind, Fred was taken aback.

“Wait… don’t tell me…” he said and I nodded.

“It’s exactly what you think.” I replied before taking a deep breath, “I’m going to make her my Luna!”